What is the difference between a mutex and a semaphore in Linux?
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Answer / Kapil Dubey
A Mutex (MUTEx CHARacteristics: mutual exclusion) is a synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time. A Semaphore (SEMAPHORE: used for counting, not just exclusion) can be used to synchronize multiple resources and can be used to manage tasks in a more complex environment.
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